Chinese Wellbeing Week

The Chinese Wellbeing Week is held every year in October.

We would like to invite all of you to join in the Chinese Wellbeing Week by making use of the resources available on-line. Chinese Wellbeing is for all ages and we have developed our resources to include something for everyone.

Our on-line resources are a useful tool for Confucius Institutes, school teachers as well as parents who wish their children to learn more about how to conduct a healthy life according to Chinese traditions.

Introduction

The Chinese way of life is influenced by Chinese philosophies of health and wellbeing. Everything from treatments, exercise, diet, the way you live your life in different seasons to your attitude to life are all part and parcel of Chinese Wellbeing experience.

Here at the Confucius Institute for Traditional Chinese Medicine we are extremely fortunate to have as one of our partners Heilongjiang University of Chinese Medicine, a leading international authority on Chinese Medicine. With a wealth of teaching resources and materials available we want to share these with you and take full advantage of
the digital age to share with you the ancient art of Chinese Wellbeing.

Online Resources

We want to encourage parents and children to eat better and move more. We have devised a series of tools, which are fun and easy to use to present movement in a fun way and introduce Chinese people’s approach to wellbeing. Encourage your children to watch the videos on Kong Fu by Shifu Paul Hawkes, from the Kung Fu Schools Confucius
Classrooms. Shifu Paul teaches children to learn Kong Fu with a focus on self-respect, respect for other people, self-improvement and discipline. Kong Fu improves the concentration and focus of children. Or get inspired by our film on Chinese children playground games!

The on-line material is also meant to be used by schools. It can be used for the teachers’ own training and teachers can use the resources to arrange a day at their school to include video screenings, simple massage demonstrations and exercise with the children.

Resources for Adult Learners

Chinese Wellbeing Daily Tips

“Every journey of a thousand miles starts with a single step”

Even minor changes in diet, exercise and the way in which you look
after yourself can make a difference if you can keep them up. With a
Chinese Wellbeing tip each day of the week you can build in small
changes into your life, which can be beneficial to your health.

Podcasts

We have a range of podcasts for you to download and listen at your
leisure. Podcasts range from a discussions on the study of acupuncture
and what is like to have acupuncture to Tuina (Chinese massage), from
modern day China and Chinese Wellbeing to interviews with the elderly
in China on why they still practise tai chi and what they think the
benefits are.

Acupuncture[Download]Ian Appleyard, Senior Lecturer at London South Bank University, discusses the difference between acupuncture here in the UK and
in China, studying acupuncture in the UK and the unique nature of the Masters in Chinese Medicine: Acupuncture taught at London South
Bank University

On-line Kung Fu school – come and learn Kung Fu (Gong Fu) with us!

An Introduction to Kung Fu (Gong Fu) from Sifu Paul
Hawkes, from the Kung Fu Schools Confucius Classrooms. Sifu Paul
teaches children to learn Gong Fu with a focus on self-respect,
respect for other people, self-improvement and discipline. Gong Fu
improves the concentration and focus of children.

The Story of the Dragon Boat Festival

The following story is a video – The Story of the Dragon Boat Festival – a heart warming story developed by the CI4TCM about the Dragon Boat Festival day and about the many traditions still followed by families on this special day to maintain health.

Change for LifeThe Confucius Institute for TCM is in support of Change4Life. In
order to maintain a healthy weight we need to both eat better and move
more. Many families are making changes that will help them live
healthier and longer lives. Visit www.nhs.uk/changelife or call 0300
123 4567 for more information.Change4Life knows it can be hard for people to reach their 150 active minutes a week so has launched a
campaign for adults called ‘Get Going Every Day’ which includes a new TV ad and a CRM programme generating
tips each week to help inspire adults to get active.In addition they’ve created a fun online application below which will assess a person’s lifestyle and habits to
create a personality type that generates tailored advice and tips that might be more motivating to help
them reach the guidelines.